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Old 30-04-2006, 06:18 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default OT peanuts and birds?


K wrote:
Alan Holmes writes

When should one stop feeding peanuts to small birds.

I understand it is not safe for them to try to feed their young with
peanuts.

They've been nesting for quite a while, so you shouldn't be feeding
whole peanuts now, or, if you are, you should make sure they're in a
wire feeder so birds can't get at whole ones, they can only peck out
bits.
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Kay


I'm glad I read this post, this never occurred to me at all. I always
put out whole peanuts on the bird table. I will make sure in future
they can only get them from the wire feeder. Phew! Would hate to
think I was responsible for the death of any chicks.

Gail